UANI

Photos have been published of Palfinger cranes being used by the Iranian regime for public executions.

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"After the revelation that its cranes were being used for executions in Iran, Austrian company Palfinger has communicated to United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) that it is no longer doing business in the country. In fact, the company hadn't been doing business in Iran for some time. In a letter sent by  Palfinger's CEO, Herbert Ortner, to UANI in response to its February appeal that the company withdraw from Iran,  Ortner made it clear that Palfinger had made attempts to cut ties with Iran since 2011. 'As a result of the UANI campaign, among other reasons, we have terminated our contract with the Iranian dealer as well as any contact with Iran two years ago,' he wrote. However, Ortner didn't rule out the possibility that Palfinger products could still turn up in Iran. 'Palfinger products are mostly being sold through a network of independent dealers worldwide,' he wrote. 'Therefore we cannot exclude that via dealers or via secondary markets in which Palfinger is not active our products are made available to Iran. Furthermore, there are also numerous older Palfinger products in Iran, something we cannot change.' Ortner also expressed his dismay at learning of the atrocities Iran was committing with his company's products: 'I would hereby like to express that we strictly condemn all behavior by the Iranian regime, which violates human rights - particularly these executions.' UANI has made a concerted effort to have crane manufacturers operating in Iran be held responsible for how the Islamic Republic uses their machines." (The Algemeiner, "Company Whose Cranes Were Used for Public Hangings Withdraws From Iran," 3/7/13)

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Palfinger partners with Iranian companies such as Pasargad Petrogas, and Palfinger apparently attended the International Maritime Exhibition held in Tehran in January 2013. (Palfinger Website, "Exhibitions 2013")

"The ministry identified the Spanish company as Fluval, which was founded in the 1970s and is located in the northern town of Amurrio. In a statement supplied to The Associated Press, the company denied any wrongdoing. It denied trying to supply parts to Iran in violation of international law and said it manufactures high-technology valves for oil and gas. 'The valves cannot be used in the nuclear industry,' Fluval said. 'Fluval denies having committed any criminal act,' the statement said, adding that the company 'has always conducted its business in compliance with international laws.'" (The Washington Post, "Spain arrests 2 suspects, seizes equipment it says was for use in Iran’s nuclear program," 1/11/13)

On its website, TVH lists Iran as a country they engage in business with. (TVH Website, "Select Country")

"Volvo Group has left the Iranian market. A company spokesman confirmed the authenticity of a letter sent to a U.S. pressure group this week saying it stopped sales of any new equipment in Iran in March 2012, and made a decision in January to stop business with all companies in the country. The question of pulling out of Iran has been an issue under discussion for several years, said Kina Wileke, the company's head of media relations, in an interview. Concerns about the Iranian regime led Volvo to pull out, she added. United Against Nuclear Iran, the U.S. pressure group, sent a letter to Volvo in December calling for the Swedish company to leave the market, accusing it, among other things, of supplying the trucks used by the Iranian government to transport missiles. 'We applaud Volvo AB for this decision,' said Nathan Carleton, a spokesman for the group, in an email. 'Iran's automotive sector serves as a massive source of revenue for the regime, and is integral to Iranian military operations...The situation is now changing, as seven prominent automakers have pulled out of Iran within the past year.'" (The Wall Street Journal, "Volvo Finds Exit Ramp from Iran Market," 2/13/13)

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Vovlo Group is a Swedish manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment. Its units include Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Renault Trucks, UD Trucks, Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses, among others.

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The construction division of AB Volvo sells wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, milling equipment, pavers, and compactors in Iran through dealer Parsian Pishro Sanat.

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Listed by U.S. Government as doing business in Iran. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, List of Companies Doing Business With State Sponsors Of Terror, Removed from the internet in July of 2007)

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In 2000, Volvo Truck Corporation entered an agreement for Industrial and Commercial Cooperation with Iran's Saipa Diesel. (Volvo Website, "Volvo in Iran")

Holcim lists on its website that it owns 49.9 percent of Espandar Cement Investment Co., an Iranian cement corporation.  

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"Holcim was wary of sending employees there and had cut its stake in a local company." (Reuters, "ABB, other Swiss firms halting Iran business," 1/31/10)

Specializes in material handling solutions in field of forklifts, towtrucks, pallet trucks, order pickers, reach trucks, reachstackers, containerhandler, telehandler and overhead cranes. Involved in various commercial activities in Iran. (International Service For Human Rights, "The EIH Bank - The German business relations must be based on human rights standards")

Specializes in transport equipment including forklift trucks, environmental storage, hazardous materials containers and recycling banks.

POSCO E&C is a subsidiary of South Korean Steel Company POSCO

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" . . . engages in the planning, design and construction of industrial facilities in Iran." (SEC, "Form 20-F," 4/30/12)

Produces and supports industrial products for power plants.  Lists Iran as a place of business for its nuclear industry business unit, and participated in the 2012 Iran Oil Show.

Industrial heating products company that does business in Iran.  Participated in the 2012 Iran Oil Show.